On Jan. 2, 2014 District Attorney Janet DiFiore was sworn in for her third term in office by Westchester County Clerk Tim Idoni.

Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore receiving the 2014 Frank S. Hogan award from the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York. The award is named after New York County District Attorney Frank Hogan.

The award is presented to a prosecutor who best exemplifies the values for which Frank Hogan stood: prosecution of the guilty without fear or favor, non-partisan staffing, an insistence on the highest ethical standards among all assistant district attorneys and pursuit of excellence in the practice of law.

His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan visits the District Attorneys office prior to celebrating the annual "Red Mass" at St. John's Evangelist Church in White Plains. The Mass is celebrated annually for judges, attorneys, law school professors, students, and government officials.

Members of the District Attorneys office attend their 25 year service award luncheon given by Westchester County.

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, recognizes federal and state prosecutors as well as criminal investigators and forensic scientists all involved in the investigation and prosecution of Narcy Novack and Cristobal Veliz, both of whom were convicted in June, 2012 of the beating deaths of Novack's husband and mother in law.

District Attorney Janet DiFiore congratulates new recruits as they graduate from the Westchester County Police Academy.

Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore gives the Keynote address at Mercy College's 80th Commencement Exercises, addressing undergraduates and graduates from the college's Schools of Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences. In addition she is the college's 2015 Honorary Doctorate recipient.

Assistant District Attorney Paul Stein, Chief of the Yonkers City Court Bureau, accepting The Arc of Westchester's 2015 "New Partnership Award" in recognition of the Bureau's hosting a graduate of their program.

District Attorney Janet DiFiore was one of five honorees at the National Italian American Foundation's 2015 New York Gala in New York City.

The Gala honored distinguished individuals from various fields for their contributions to the Italian American community.

The National Italian American Foundation is dedicated to promoting the culture and heritage of Italian Americans.

Presenting the cupcake is Catherine Cioffi, Director of Public Relations for Mercy College.

District Attorney Janet DiFiore (third from right) along with Mount Vernon Mayor Ernie Davis (right) recognize the efforts of detectives from Mount Vernon Police Department and prosecutors from the District Attorney's office who worked on the successful prosecution of Lloyd Lewis, in the murder of Emma Gruber.

Gruber was a trusting, vibrant, churchgoing octogenarian, who lived by herself and would always lend a hand to anyone in her Mount Vernon neighborhood. She lost her life over the theft of some copper plumbing and a few household items that the defendant took from her home to sell as scrap.

District Attorney Janet DiFiore at the 2015 swearing in of executive officers, including Chief Michael Cerone of the Irvington Police Department as President, of the Westchester County Chief's of Police Association at their annual swearing in ceremony at the Doral Arrowwood Conference Center.

In compliance with Disciplinary Rule 7 - 107A of the Code of Professional Responsibility, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

DA Scarpino joined his partners in law enforcement on March 7, 2017 at a reception hosted by the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association to honor former US Secret Service Director Joseph P. Clancy. Pictured from left to right are DA Scarpino, New Rochelle Police Commissioner Patrick Carroll and Westchester contractor Charles J. Valenti.

Westchester District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. met with members of the County Board’s Public Safety Committee on March 7, 2017 to discuss several issues including the opioid epidemic in Westchester County. He said heroin addiction, in particular, has affected every segment of our population and noted, “It does not discriminate on the basis of age, economic status or race.”

District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. served as keynote speaker at the Annual Westchester Government Relations Legislative Breakfast where he discussed how his office investigates and prosecutes hate crimes and seeks to prevent acts of anti-Semitism. The breakfast took place on March 31, 2017 and was sponsored by UJA-Federation of New York and the Westchester Jewish Council.

Westchester District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. stands with law enforcement officials to announce the arrest of David Hardy, 21, of Mount Vernon in the shooting death of Shamoya McKenzie, 13, on Jan. 17, 2017.

District Attorney Scarpino joins the Yonkers Exchange Club in honoring 11 members of the Yonkers Police Department with the 2017 Police Officer of the year award for their work in solving the 2015 shooting death of MLB prospect Michael Nolan.

District Attorney Janet DiFiore and members of the Westchester County District Attorney's office at the 2013 District Attorneys Association of New York annual awards luncheon in New York City.

KEEPING WESTCHESTER SAFE

March 16, 2018 -- Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced today Jard Hobbs (DOB 05/05/73) was convicted of engaging in a course of sexual conduct with a child under 13 years old. Judge Susan Cacace presided over the jury trial in Westchester County Court.
Hobbs was...

March 15, 2018 -- Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. today announced that Andre Coverdale (DOB 08/12/88), who has no known address, pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree, a class B felony, in the stabbing death of his mother, Dawne McCray of Yonkers. County Court...

March 5, 2018 -- Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. today announced that a New Rochelle man who is a special education teacher at Lewis and Clark High School in the Bronx has been arraigned on child pornography charges.
Tyler Davidson (DOB: 08/06/1980), who was arraigned in...

March 5, 2018 -- Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced former Ossining Town employee Lider Velez (DOB 10/27/68) was sentenced Tuesday for his previously entered plea to Unlawful Surveillance in the Second Degree, a felony.
BackgroundLider Velez, of Peekskill, was...

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